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BooksNCats11 t1_jdry7nv wrote

Where I am it's ballots here that you can pick up the same as any other election.

I feel for the people in more rural towns where you can't cast your vote for an issue unless you are there in the building. Since 2020 it's been a huge accessibility issue for those that are immune compromised and it's also always been an issue for those that are disabled because getting to the place the meeting is being held isn't always possible.

Plus the whole work day thing. It ends up largely being stay at home parents (that can afford childcare) and elderly folks...which is fine? But it's not representative of the community as a whole.

One of my assignments in late elementary school was to attend a town meeting day in the rural town I grew up in and see how it worked and even then I remember thinking it would be a problem for so many. And that was like 25 yrs ago.

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